{"id":9258,"date":"2021-08-16T16:31:17","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T16:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=9258"},"modified":"2021-08-16T16:31:17","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T16:31:17","slug":"nuj-swan-reconciliation-committee-mourns-swan-president-aigbona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=9258","title":{"rendered":"NUJ SWAN RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE MOURNS SWAN PRESIDENT,\u00a0 AIGBONA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">NUJ SWAN RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE MOURNS SWAN PRESIDENT,\u00a0 AIGBONA<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Zainab Tanimu<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Kaduna, Northwest, Nigeria<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The death of\u00a0SWAN President, Comrade Ahmed Aigbona has been described as a shock and great loss to the union.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">A statement released by Swan Reconciliation Committee and those who knew him has described him as a versatile and committed member.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-family: sans-serif;\">Read Statement:<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;On behalf of the National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Chief Chris Isiguzo and the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Reconciliation Committee, we mourn the demise of the SWAN President, Comrade Ahmed Aigbona who passed on today.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">We received the news of the death of the erudite journalist with shock.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">It is sad that Aigbona died when his services are mostly needed by both NUJ and SWAN, especially when the National Executive Council of the NUJ has set machinery in motion to unite members of the SWAN family.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">We grief over the death of this versatile unionist,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">We pray that God will comfort families, friends, SWAN and NUJ members of Edo Council and associates of Aigbona.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">May his soul rest in the bossom of the Lord.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Aigbona was elected President of SWAN at an election held on October 7, 2019 in Abuja.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Adeleye Ajayi<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Secretary<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">SWAN Reconciliation Committee\/Chairman, NUJ Lagos State Council.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NUJ SWAN RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE MOURNS SWAN PRESIDENT,\u00a0 AIGBONA Zainab Tanimu Kaduna, Northwest, Nigeria The death of\u00a0SWAN President, Comrade Ahmed Aigbona has been described as a shock and great loss to the union. 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